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Give the task force a chance

March 22, 2018

Following the Sexual Assault forum last term, a temporary task force was created, headed by chair Dr. Jennifer Popple. I, like many students on campus, are curious about how much change the task force...

Sexual assault task force established

Thea Gonzales February 14, 2018

Developing story: check out augustanaobserver.com for the latest details. NEWS BRIEF: The Augustana administration has responded to campus calls for action by updating the faculty, staff and students...

Augustana students walk across campus on their way to the Quad City Botanical Center during the walk to support sexual assault survivors. Photo by Kevin Donovan

Augustana pushes for sexual violence reform together

Thea Gonzales February 10, 2018

Light rain and winter chill washed over the LED candle-holding hands of Augustana students, faculty, staff and administration as they walked from the campus library to the Quad City Botanical Center in...

Drawing by Annie Wheeler

Betsy Devos announces process to review Title IX

September 21, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy Devos announced that her department will review the campus sexual assault system because of concerns that the current system is unfair to those accused. Title IX is a federal...

Augustana pushes for more gender neutral bathrooms after federal discrimination decision

May 13, 2016

The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released a joint guidance on Friday that prohibits transgender students from being discriminated on the basis of sex. This guidance effects all schools...

Assault survivor speaks out, criticizes college's procedures

October 15, 2015

Senior Briana Hays said she was raped near the District in the summer of 2014 by a Rock Island resident. Although she reported the assault to Augustana College at the time it occurred, she felt like the...

"Not Anymore" course seeks to educate against sexual assault

September 20, 2015

Not Anymore, Augustana’s newest mandatory sexual assault course, seeks to prevent and train Augustana students with in-depth information about sexual assault after being released to the campus on Sept....

"Not Anymore" course seeks to educate against sexual assault

September 20, 2015

Not Anymore, Augustana’s newest mandatory sexual assault course, seeks to prevent and train Augustana students with in-depth information about sexual assault after being released to the campus on Sept....

College must rearrange priorities

March 26, 2015

As of March 4, there are 106 cases of sexual violence that are under investigation at 101 colleges and universities, according to Tyler Kingkade, a senior editor at the Huffington Post. Clearly, sexual...

Greek traditions enforce sexism, heteronormativity

March 26, 2015

Spring has sprung. For many, that statement simply means winter is ending and a new season is beginning. For members of Greek Life on our campus, it means something else entirely. Greek chapters are well...

Title IX changes not radical enough

December 12, 2014

In the last two weeks, Augustana has rolled out updates to the campus sexual assault policy, in response to Title IX concerns from the federal government. In the updated Augie policy, repercussions faced...

Administratiors, students respond to Title IX changes

Administratiors, students respond to Title IX changes

December 11, 2014

The policies of the federal gender equity law, Title IX, have changed this year, and as a result, Augustana’s administration, faculty and students decided communication of sex discrimination needed to...

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